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WOMEN DO CRY
by Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova
2021 / drama / Bulgaria, France / Color / 107 min
Festival de Cannes 2021
Official selection / Un certain Regard
An injured stork, a woman in the midst of postnatal depression, a young girl confronted with the stigma of HIV, a mother who seeks a little magic in the lunar calendar ... Sisters, mothers and daughters confront their fragilities and the absurdity of life as violent protests and debates about gender tear their country, Bulgaria, apart.
Cast: Maria Bakalova, Ralitsa Stoyanova, Katia Kazakova, Bilyana Kazakova, Vesela Kazakova, Iossif Surchadjiev,Rositca Gevrenova, Diana Spasova, Dobriela Popova, Yavor Kostov, Martin Noev, Kiril Miloushev, Dragomir Kostadinov, Siana Georgieva, Bilyana Seferova, Jerome Godfrey
Editing: Donka Ivanova, Yann Dedet;
DoP: Dimitar Kostov;
Casting: Vania Bajdarova;
Music: Andy Cowton;
Sound recording: Florent Blanchard,
Sound editing: Jean-Pierre Halbwachs;
Sound mixing: Stéphane de Rocquigny;
VFX: Mohammed Zemmar;
Visual materials: Maria Ilchovska;
Colour grading: Lionel Kopp
Scriptwriters: Bilyana Kazakova, Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova
Directors: Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova
Co-producer: Оlivier Père (ARTE)
Producers: Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova (Activist38) and Christophe Bruncher
(Ici et Là Productions)
World sales: MK2
Supported by: Bulgarian National Film Centre, ARTE France Cinema, EURIMAGES, Region Ile de France in partnership with CNC
© 2021 – ACTIVIST38 / ICI ET LA PRODUCTIONS / ARTE FRANCE CINEMA
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NOMINATIONS and AWARDS:
Cannes’21 Un Certain Regard Nomination
Sarajevo FF’21 Heart of Sarajevo Nomination
Danube FF’21 Best Director Award
Cork IFF’21 Youth Jury Award
ZINEGOAK‘22, Spain Best main performance
award for Maria Bakalova
Audentia’22 Eurimages Award
UBFM‘22, Best main performance award for Maria
Bakalova and Ralitsa Stoyanova
UBFM'22 Best Photography Nomination
UBFM'22 Best Music Nomination
UBFM'22 Best Autstading Actor
for Iosiff Surchadjiev
Golden Linden'22 Best main performance
for Ralitsa Stoyanova
FESTIVALS:
Cannes‘21 Un Certain Regard
Karlovy Vary’21 Horizons
Sarajevo FF‘21 Competition
Warsaw FF‘21 Closing Film
Cork IFF‘21 Spirit of the Festival
Sao Paulo IFF’21 International Perspective
Mannheim IFF’21 Competition
AFI European Union Film Showcase‘21
Trieste FF‘21 International Feature Film Competition
Genève Black Movie FF’21 Compétition
Vilnius IFF’21 Panorama
D’Angers’22 Competition
SXSW’22 Global